{"id":128075,"date":"2025-11-25T23:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techworm.net\/?p=128075"},"modified":"2025-11-25T23:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:46:30","slug":"googles-quick-share-now-works-with-apple-airdrop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techworm.net\/2025\/11\/googles-quick-share-now-works-with-apple-airdrop.html","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Quick Share Now Works With Apple AirDrop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google is finally bridging one of the most frustrating gaps between Android and iPhone. The company has announced that Quick Share \u2014 Android\u2019s built-in file-sharing tool \u2014 now works seamlessly with Apple\u2019s AirDrop.<\/p>\n

The feature debuts on the Pixel 10 series, allowing users to send photos, videos, and files across platforms without requiring any extra apps or complicated steps and without worrying about the kind of phone they use.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology should bring people closer together, not create walls. Being able to communicate and connect with friends and family should be easy regardless of the phone they use,\u201d Dave Kleidermacher, VP, Platforms Security & Privacy at Google, announced<\/a> in a blog post last Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of our efforts to continue to make cross-platform communication more seamless for users, we’ve made Quick Share interoperable with AirDrop, allowing for two-way file sharing between Android and iOS devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Built With \u2018Secure by Design\u2019 Principles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google says the interoperability feature was developed under the same rigorous security standards used across all its products. That includes early-stage threat modeling, internal security design and privacy reviews, and extensive penetration testing by Google\u2019s own security teams.<\/p>\n

The company is also using a multi-layered security approach, ensuring the entire sharing process is protected from end to end. Google says the new interoperability is built with Rust, a memory-safe programming language widely considered the industry gold standard for preventing vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows and other common vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

According to the search giant, this dramatically reduces the risk of an attacker using malicious data packets to exploit memory errors \u2014 one of the most common weaknesses in cross-device communication systems.<\/p>\n

Security Strengthened By Both Android And iOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the feature depends on systems from both platforms, Google is highlighting the combined protections of Android and iOS:<\/p>\n